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Wilson, Jeanine L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze the extent to which differences in student performance were present between Black males in Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Texas on selected AP examinations from the 2001 through the 2012 exam years. Specific AP exams included in this study were the English Language and…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Student Placement, Scores, African American Students
Moorthy, Savitha; Sanchez, Raquel; Tseng, Fannie – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2010
The objective of this paper is to provide some practical insight into the process of implementing large-scale randomized controlled trials (RCT) in educational settings and to provide general recommendations for researchers conducting education-based RCTs in the future. The authors draw their recommendations from their recent experiences…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Science Experiments, Research Design, Educational Research
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Visher, Mary G.; Wathington, Heather; Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn; Schneider, Emily – National Center for Postsecondary Research, 2008
Learning communities are a popular strategy that community colleges nationwide have embraced in support of developmental students. In a learning community, a cohort of students takes two or more courses linked by integrated themes and assignments that are developed through ongoing faculty collaboration. While the number of learning community…
Descriptors: Research Design, Community Colleges, Community Programs, College Programs
Griffith, William S.; And Others – 1974
Volume two presents the study's two purposes (to document the effects of Federal financing of adult basic education on the delivery systems, and to propose models for financing adult education) and describes its design and findings in detail. It is a complete account of the project, including descriptions of case studies in each of five States.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Case Studies, Community Colleges